Oil and gasoline register



' Filed Oct. 13. 1928 *4 Y u 0 :4 Z 9 I Z 8. 1 M .U H 62 57 5 7 a .1 u 7 0 H I m 9 I 1111 I I Patented Aug. 26, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANDREW W. JOHNSON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI OIL AND GASOLINE REGISTER 1o iently mounted upon a motor vehicle to enable the operator thereof to make the necessary adjustments easily and quickly.

The invention broadly contemplates the provision of a casing having a removable top and having to groups of windows in the front thereof. Within the casing are mounted two groups or series of wheels each having its periphery provided with the numerals 1 to O, the peripheral portion of each wheel being viewable through a window. Adjustable re silient elements are provided one for each wheel to maintain the wheel in set position.

\Vith one group of wheels any numeral from 1 to 9999 may be shown and with this group the quantity of gasoline used is noted, the necessary ad1ustment being made each time a supply of gasoline is purchased to record the amount of adding it to the recorded amounts of previous purchases. The other group of number wheels is employed to indicate the point in the mileage of the vehicle to where a fresh supply of oil must be obtained, that is if the oil supply is to be changed after five hundred miles of running following the purchase of the machine, the register is set at 500 and when the mileage indicated upon the speedometer shows a mileage corresponding}. with that shown in the register, that is 500 miles, the machine operator knows that a fresh supply of oil must be obtained.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accom panying drawing, with the understanding,

however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications to marks no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of the register embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal horizontal section through the register showing certain of the wheels and spring devices in section;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views the numeral 1 indicates generally the register embodying the present invention, the same comprising as shown, an elongated casing 2 having a hinged top 3 and having the front wall or face 1 thereof provided with two groups of transversely extending windows 5 and 6 respectively, the Wheels 7 of each group being arranged in relatively close relation in the manner shown.

In one group of windows, as for example, group 6, four windows are employed while in the other group six windows are employed. Extending longitudinally through the casing 2 is a smooth shaft 8 and mounted upon the shaft is a plurality of wheels 9. These wheels 9 are arranged upon the shaft in two roups, one group consisting of four wheels and arranged to have the peripheral surfaces of the wheels positioned to be viewed through the group of four windows while the other group of wheels is made up of six wheels and arranged so that their peripheral surfaces will be viewed through the group of six windows. The wheels 9 are each provided on one face with a collar 10 which acts to space the wheels suiiiciently to permit the introduction therebetween of the tip of a spring member 11, this introduced tip of the spring having a lug 12 extending from one face which is designed to engage in one of an annular series of ten notches or recesses 13. Each of the wheels 9 has the face of the periphery thereof provided with the numbers 1 to 0 and there is a recess or notch 13 for each of these numbers.

Extending longitudinally through the casing 2 is a threaded shaft 14 and the other end of each of the spring arms 11 has swivelly e coi'ered 'i glass of the casing In order to inountin, i he casing-g there is pair of uttiicl 'ng cars 16 suitably zipertured to receive suppoiting bolts (not 15 shown).

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1? operuti'ir, made, rill open ies of four Wheels v group 6 so as soline purchased .ul '0 the amount red wheels.

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character describec i ring 21 plurality of lurulity of r tatubly 1 l I H :2 series of the ne'ip icry thereof and 5 each Yicu'eoie through one OI said windows, 0. resi ient spring tongue a ljustzihly mounted adjacent each u'heel hld engaging the Wheel t 1 it i i set positioi one means curone adjisteble in a path i i rotation 01 the Wheel 'on (f ie tongue.

tie churucte comprising plurality of Windows in 1'; 0i rotutubly mounted series of numerals thereof and each TiWR- tlCl Windows, means for I cries spring tongues e File to of Wheel "#3 n eons conin to all of said tongues for supporting and it connection between 1 supporting means e i -l thereon to increu e or decr use its tension on the adjacent 8. In a register of the character described, :1 czisi o nuxii g u series of windows qpening throng thereof, at supporting shaft 0. one Wail;

Yhiilll} the carer u s:. i-Js off peripherally numherec Wheels mounted upon said shaft- Lilli;

:1 u'imlou, a sing, and ii series i threnduhly mounted at on threuded shaft and having its other end n -u, one side face of a Wheel.

In testimony whereof signature.

GHQ UDO ll l hereunto ui'iix my ANDREW W. JOHNSON. 

